Word: mexicanized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Portillo's inauguration was the next First Lady's first venture on the international diplomatic circuit. Although she was not part of the official U.S. delegation, which was headed by Kissinger and included Jack Ford, Rosalynn was carefully singled out for attention by the new Mexican President and his wife Carmen...
Summed up one highly placed Mexican official: "It's actually refreshing for us to have someone of this stature who looks you in the eye and is really interested in what you say, not just going through the usual bland formulas we've created over the years in this business...
...When the doctors decided to run [a] test," said Margulis, "a Mexican nurse was called in to pick up [the blood] for testing. Then they couldn't tell the nurse what they wanted done with the sample because she didn't speak English and no one spoke Spanish...
...summon Dr. Thain back to Acapulco. Jack Real was instructed to rustle up a jet plane, and the aides located Dr. Thain through his secretary. The plane picked up the doctor in Fort Lauderdale late Sunday night and rushed him back to the Mexican resort and his dying patient. [When it became plain that Hughes would have to be moved, he was washed and barbered.] Equipment for intravenous feeding was flown in from Los Angeles...
...spent two hours examining the emaciated billionaire and later said he was "aghast" at his condition. He was shown the blood analysis disclosing the failure of Hughes' kidneys, and his own examination showed that Hughes was drastically dehydrated, with a pulse so weak that the Mexican doctor could get no reading in several attempts to take his blood pressure...